In Her Name: First Contact

The First Book in the Second Cycle of In Her Name

A prequel to In Her Name: Empire, the events of First Contact take place a century earlier:

Led by Commander Owen McClaren, the TNS Aurora is embarked on an extended survey mission, searching for new worlds that could support human life. Drawn to an uncharted star system that appears to have not just one, but two potentially habitable planets, the crew of the Aurora discovers something even more unexpected: the planets are already inhabited, but not by humans. Approached by gigantic alien starships, the human crew prepares for humanity’s very first contact with another sentient race.

But nothing could prepare them for what fate has in store. For they have entered the domain of the Kreelan Empire, which has waited thousands of years to find another spacefaring race against which to wage war to honor their Empress. With all but one of the crew killed in ritual close combat, the aliens send Aurora home bearing the sole survivor: the Messenger, a young midshipman who carries with him an alien artifact that is humanity’s only sign of how much time remains until they are plunged into an interstellar war…

What Readers are Saying:

"Michael Hicks manages to connect us with both sides of the battle, making every death painful regardless of which side they are on. The characters are excellent, the strategy and story-telling are great, and the emotional pain of war comes through as well as the excitement."

"This is an excellent book, and I highly recommend it!! I found myself reading late into the night, past when I normally go to bed just to see what happened next."

"This is one of those unexpected finds. I have only read the prequel, didn’t know the author and took at punt. I read the ****ed thing in a day."

"As with the trilogy In Her Name (found as an Omnibus purchase of all the three final tales), First Contact is worth more than the charge rate and worth every minute of reading!"

"I would recomend this to anyone who loves action, drama, or sci fi in general. You can not help but keep turning to the next page. Plan on long reading times until you get to the end and then you want more! Great book!"

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